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Design, Engineering & Technology

Blood, concrete, and dynamite: Building the Hoover Dam

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Social Studies

The dark history of Mount Rushmore

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Social Studies

How one of the most profitable companies in history rose to power

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Psychology

Can stereotypes ever be good?

652,098 Views

Science & Technology

Why do your jeans wear out so quickly?

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Social Studies

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

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Social Studies

Why the US Army tried to exterminate the bison

1,660,149 Views

Social Studies

Ruby Bridges: The child who defied a mob and desegregated her school

491,804 Views

Literature & Language

The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death

2,044,845 Views

Literature & Language

The Norse myth that inspired “The Lord of the Rings”

3,070,313 Views

Science & Technology

The human back is a design disaster

1,625,530 Views

Social Studies

Why are scientists obsessed with the Black Sea?

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Social Studies

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush?

1,054,119 Views

Literature & Language

The surprising origins of the word “lesbian”

774,415 Views

Social Studies

The forgotten queen of Egypt

1,247,247 Views

The Arts

The secrets of the world’s most famous symphony

1,767,385 Views

Mathematics

The simplest math problem no one can solve

43,634,331 Views

Linguistics

What makes a language... a language?

807,297 Views

History

The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire

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Social Studies

The infamous overpopulation bet: Simon vs. Ehrlich

589,608 Views

Science & Technology

Why are we warm-blooded?

2,445,219 Views

Science & Technology

Is this the most successful animal ever?

520,606 Views

Social Studies

The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp

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History

The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man

1,188,589 Views